Re: can you smell the difference

Agree with previous posts. Most perfumes are now developed by aromachemical companies in the same places, usually in France. But traditionally, I agree that Italian perfumes tended more towards fresh herbal and citric (as exemplified by the old Pino Silvestre) and Americans by a certain boldness and confidence, which in more recent decades became more resolutely clean. I guess American is not only Estee Lauder, but also many designers like Calvin Klein, Ralph Lauren, Tommy Hilfiger etc.

Re: can you smell the difference

Really though it's a house by house, and often fragrance by fragrance assessment that's required. Generalising based on the country of origin won't get you far.

I think it is possible to guess what house a fragrance is from. There are some fragrances that can be identified as one of a kind. Anyone who smelled Aventus should be able to tell it from other scents. Same logic for AdG, TF scents, HM, Hermes, A*Men, ect.

This is like guessing what company makes a suit without looking at the label. I think it is possible to tell Brioni from Armani from Boss from RL just by looking at the design, feeling the wool, looking at lapels, looking at pockets, ect. Each house has their designers, and its possible to identify the creator of a product with enough familiarity. Creators tend to use the same style repeatedly across different products.

Re: can you smell the difference

Originally Posted by Kagey

What about Tom Ford?

Tom Ford is my favorite house. I can instantly tell when I am sniffing something from his line of fragrances. The private line is rich, deep and full flavored! If I had to only pick one house to get frags from, it would be Tom Ford.